Drone Invaders

Description

You're in control of a laser gun turret, the last defense against incoming invasion of alien drones.

History

I was looking for a nice shoot 'em up game to play on my phone and tablet. There are many games out there, but they all involve moving around a spaceship, airplane or some other vechile. This is rather awkward on mobile device. Not only it gets tiresome, but your hand is often covering half of the screen and obscuring the view.

Drone Invaders is a space shoot 'em up game, but without the spaceship. It is created specially for mobile devices in mind. The player position is stationary, just below the bottom of the screen. From there, you tap the screen to shoot the incoming aliens. If any one of them passes, the game is over. For additional protection, you can pick up or buy shields and swipe upwards to raise them.

The game was created as part of LudumDare October challenge, which is to publish the game and earn at least one dollar. I have created the game in 23 days, and blogged about each day of development with screenshots and videos.

Features

• 20+ different alien types
• Many challenging attack formations
• Different boss spaceships every 10 levels
• Upgradable weapons and shields
• Random powerups to grab during play
• Missions, daily and weekly challenges
• Player progress using ranks
• Great background music
• Free